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Vegan Dining in the River Valley Region
It's great to know that there are lots of chain restaurants in this area with vegan options. We'd especially love to hear about locally owned single-location restaurants with vegan options too. Those are examples of individuals, not corporations, making a conscious choice to offer a vegan option, and we always want to support that!
Village Inn, 7620 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72903, (479) 452-7007
Who says vegans can't go out for a great big sloppy burger? Village Inn has one waiting for you! They use the vegan Boca Burgers; just be sure to order it without mayo and cheese.
Taco Bell, multiple locations
Lots of options here by making simple substitutions; just ask for your item without meat, sour cream, or cheese. For example, the seven layer burritos, nachos, tacos, or Mexican pizzas can be made vegan by ordering without meat, sour cream and cheese. It's hard to beat Taco Bell for a cheap way to fill up; just get a handful of their bean burritos without cheese. Special hint: tell them that you want your items "fresco." That is their special notation to replace sauce or cheese with diced tomatoes, onion and cilantro. Don't forget a load of "fire" sauce packets!
Wendy's, multiple locations
An unusual option here: order a Veggie Sandwich, which is their burger without the meat. Better specify no mayo or cheese. Their Deluxe Salad is vegan when ordered without cheese; be sure to specify that you want the Red Italian Dressing. Wendy's fries are vegan, and we can also do a plain baked potato here.
* One of the Arkansas Vegan crew is a real potato head and could eat baked potatoes all day, but warns that a plain ol' dry baked potato can be pretty hard to swallow. Wendys don't offer vegan margarine, Bacos, or sour cream substitute, so you might want to ask for some of that Red Italian Dressing to help this down.
Subway, multiple locations
The sub sandwich makers battle back and forth for the tastiest vegan veggie sub; here at Arkansas Vegan we feel like Subway has the lead right now. Order their Veggie Delite on Italian bread and load it up with your favorite stuff. We generally ask for them to substitute avocado for cheese, which does make a big difference.
Quiznos, Quarry Shopping Center, 4900 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903, (479) 452-2327
Quiznos, Westphal Retail Center, 2700 South Zero St, Fort Smith, AR 72903, (479) 649-5911
Quiznos, City Mall, 407 North Arkansas, Russellville, AR 72801, (479) 968-7827
Quiznos' veggie sub without cheese, and with balsamic vinaigrette (not the red wine vinaigrette) is vegan.
Arby's, 1227 Market St, Clarksville, AR 72830, (479) 705-1155
Arby's, 4915 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901, (479) 646-9384
Arby's, 6611 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903, (479) 452-0094
Arby's, 917 W Center St, Greenwood, AR 72936, (479) 996-7441
Arby's, 915 E Main St, Russellville, AR 72801, (479) 967-2520
Arby's, 2321 N Arkansas Ave, Russellville, AR 72802, (479) 890-9435
Arby's, 2234 Fayetteville Rd, Van Buren, AR 72956, (479) 474-8888
While your friends order their cholesterol burgers you can order a garden salad or side salad, either with Italian dressing. This is another place that has baked potatoes, but again you'll have to ask for some Italian dressing on the side to help it down. A big bonus at Arby's is that their apple and cherry turnovers are vegan!!!
